Dispensing/filling container

ABSTRACT

A novel container construction is presented which is formed from two separate blanks of material that are cut and scored for assembly at the point of use without external fasteners. The lower portion of the container comprises a tubular container body which may or may not be lined, and the upper portion of the container comprises a detachable top closure unit which includes an integral swing-in access panel.

United States Patent Voytko 1 1 Apr. 25, 1972 [54] DISPENSING/FILLINGCONTAINER 1,463,074 7 1923 Fox ..229 43 1 238 993 9/1917 Edwards....220/1 T X t h [72] Jsep Lakewwd Ohm 3,394,832 7/1968 McAllister etal. ....220/1 r [73] Assignee: Westvaco Corporation, New York, NY. 1,511,982 10/1924 Schilling ..40/63 22 F1 d: M 19,1970 l l e ay PrimaryExaminerRichard E. Aegerter 1 1 pp 38,347 Assistant Examiner-Hadd S.Lane Attorney-Larry C. Hall and Robert S. Grimshaw [52] US. Cl ..229/23,220/1 T, 229/44,

232/432 [57] ABSTRACT [51] hit. Cl ..B65d 13/00 A novel ContainerConstruction is presented which is formed [58] meld Search 63; 232/43 1from two separate blanks of material that are cut and scored 232/432;229/7 17 45 for assembly at the point of use without external fasteners.

The lower portion of the container comprises a tubular con- [56]References cued tainer body which may or may not be lined, and the upperpor- UNITED STATES PATENTS tion of the container comprises a detachabletop closure unit which includes an integral swing-in access panel.3,226,007 12/1965 Thies et a1 ..229/44 X 2,577,304 12/1951 Brooks..229/44 X 6 Claims, 5 Drawing Figures T N E V m Jaseph Voyl/raPATENTEDAPR 25 I972 SHEET 1 BF PATENTEDAP'R 25 1972 SHEET 2 BF 2lllflillllllllllil'llllfllillllllifl v V IN VENTOR Joseph I/oylkoATTORNEY DISPENSING/FILLING CONTAINER BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF INVENTION Thepresent invention relates to a novel container fabricated fromcorrugated paperboard or the like, and which has multiple useapplications because of its simple and economical construction. Thecontainer is formed from'two separate pieces of cut and scored materialand is adapted for assembly at the point of use.

In particular, the novel container described herein may be used as awastebasket but it would be equally useful as a covered dispensingcontainer or other similar. article. The top closure element for thecontainer comprises the essentially novel feature of the invention, andsince the top closure is arranged to be readily detachable from thebottom portion of the container, the container is easily filled oremptied.

The invention is described herein in detail for use as a wastebasket andas such it comprises two separate cut and scored blanks of corrugatedpaperboard orthe like which may be shipped and stored in a flattenedcondition for assembly at the point of use. The lower portion of thecontainer preferably comprises a simple tubular outer shell with fourside walls and a self locking bottom structure. It is within the scopeof the present invention that fewer or greater numbers of side wallscould be' employed in the lower container configuration should adifferent shape be desirable or required for a particular purpose. Inaddition, the self locking bottom construction has been chosen for thesake of convenience only. A lower container unit having integral oradd-on leg portions could also be incorporated into the presentconstruction within the scope of the invention herein described.

The upper portion of the container includes the novel swing-in panel toform a convenient dispensing or filling opening. It is formed from asingle blank of cut and scored corrugated paperboard or the like that iseasily set up and placed over the lower portion of the containerdescribed above. The preferred shape of the upper portion of thecontainer .as disclosed for use as a wastepaper basket, is ofa wedgeconfiguration although as in the case of the lower unit, any convenientshape could be chosen within the scope of the invention as describedherein. When used as a wastepaper basket, it is desirable to line thelower portion of the container with an impervious material. Accordingly,the upper unit is also adaptable to hold a bag element in position forlining the lower unit. By providing suitable tabs on the upper unit tocooperate with slots on the lower unit, and by extending the top portionof the bag over the upper edge of the lower unit, the two units whenfitted together effectively hold the bag liner in position.

Numerous forms of dispensing and filling containers have been producedin the past but none have incorporated the simplicity and convenienceattendant with the present novel container. For use as a wastebasket,the container of the present invention is designed to replaceconventional metal wastepaper receptacles or cans and accomplishes thispurpose with the additional advantage of incorporating a unique covertoretain the waste material in the container until it is emptied. Thecontainer of the present invention is also designed'to replace thecurrently used rigid and unattractive stands for Papercan bags. Papercanis the registered trademark of Westvaco Corporation, the assignorherein, .to identify their paper trash bags. Accordingly it is thespecific although not limited purpose of the present invention toincorporate a disposable paper bag liner into the container which wouldrender the container reuseable and economical. In its preferred form,the blank material used to construct the container wouldbe coated withboth a protective wax coating and a tire retardant material. These stepswould insure that the container could be reused with a minimum of careand would help assure a safe use without the risk of destructionby fireor other environmental elements. The outer walls of the container couldalso be imprinted with graphic design material to render the containerpleasing to the eye and acceptable for different uses. Advertisingslogans or other public service announcements could also be imprinted onthe outer walls of the container'for the same purposes.

When employed as a dispensing container the novel container of thisinvention could find use as a covered feeding devicefor animals or as acovered parts receptacle for the convenient storage of small items. Inaddition, the container described herein could take the form of anattractive display and dispensing station for unit sales of hardware,personal use commodities or even grocery items. For these instances, thenecessity of the bag liner would not be required although a plasticliner could be employed if needed, in place of the Papercan bagpreferred for the container when used as a wastebasket. The container ofthis invention when used as a single or multiple unit dispensingcontainer would be easy to fill, would remain clean and sanitary, andbecause of the top cover, would tend to discourage pilferage. Othernovel uses are contemplated within the scope of the invention whereinone requires a dispenser of simple and economical construction with acovered top and pivoting access door. Competition is very keen inmarketing containers of the sort described herein, and the provision ofa container which is economical to purchase, easy to assemble and whichhas a multitude of uses willassure its success in the market. Themultiple use capability of the container described herein particularlyenhances its marketing potential and will challenge the ingenuity ofprospective purchasers.

Accordingly, it is a feature of this invention to provide an improveddispensing container for dispensing unit items in an efficient manner.

Another feature of the present invention is to provide a dispensingcontainer which is inexpensive to manufacture, capable of being shippedand stored in knocked down condition for assembly at the point of use,and which may be used to dispense a variety of items.

Another feature of this invention resides in its multiple use capabilitywherein not only can the container be used as a dispensing unit, but itmay find particularly advantageous use as a container for filling, i.e.,as a wastebasket.

Hence another important feature of the present invention resides in itsuse as the outer structure for a reuseable wastebasket having a Papercanbag lining element.

It is another feature of this invention to provide an inexpensive yetstrong weather and fire resistant outer structure for a Papercan bagwaste receptacle.

Another feature resides in the provision of a novel upper unit closurefor a Papercan bag waste receptacle.

Another feature of the present invention is to provide an outerstructure for a Papercan bag waste receptacle which may be printed in avariety of colors and with graphic designs designs and/or public serviceslogans and advertisements to present an attractive, pleasing appearanceto the user.

A particular feature of the present invention when used either asadispensing container or a waste receptacle is in the novel constructionof the upper unit closure which is formed from a single blank ofmaterial and which includes a convenient swingin panel access means.

Another feature of the present invention is to provide an improved highstrength, reuseable dispensing/filling container that is constructedfrom two separate cut and scored blanks of foldable material which arefitted together during assembly without requiring separate fasteningmeans.

Therefore, it is an object of this invention to provide an improveddispensing/filling container having one or more of the novel features asset forth above or hereinafter shown or described.

Another object of this invention resides in the provision of novelblanks for making the improved dispensing/filling container describedherein.

Other objects, uses and advantages of this invention will becomeapparent from a reading of this description taken in conjunction withthe accompanying drawings and claims.

DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING FIG. 1 illustrates in blank form the preferredlower unit construction;

FIG. 2 illustrates a typical blank from which the upper unit of thecontainer may be formed;

FIG. 3 shows the completely formed upper and lower units prior to beingconnected together for the final assembly;

FIG. 4 illustrates a partial view in section along the lines 4- 4 ofFIG. 3 showing the assembled container with the upper and lower unitspositioned around a typical Papercan bag installation; and

FIG. 5 shows a second embodiment of the novel container disclosedherein.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION While the various features of this invention arehereinafter described as being particularly adaptable for a Papercan bagwaste receptacle, it is to be understood that the elements of theinvention could be utilized singly or in combination to provide adispensing/filling container for other operations as desired.

Therefore, this invention is not to be limited only to the embodimentillustrated in the drawing because the drawing is merely utilized toillustrate one of the wide variety of uses for the invention. Hence, inthe exemplary embodiment of the invention shown in FIGS. 1-4 of thedrawing, an improved Papercan bag waste receptacle is illustrated, aswell as an improved blank structure, for making such a container. Thelower unit is adapted for externally surrounding and supporting thePapercan bag element while the upper unit 40 is constructed forpermitting easy access to the lower unit via the novel integral swing-inpanel element 45. In this example the upper and lower units 40, 10 areadapted to be nested together without external fasteners to retain thepapercan bag element 75 in position within the container.

As seen particularly in FIG. 1 of the drawing a blank elementconstructed from corrugated paperboard or the like is illustrated whichhas a plurality of straight side walls 12, 14, 16 and 18 separated fromone another by fold lines 13, 15, 17 and 19. The wall 14 is shown asbeing a front wall since it contains the slots 25 for accepting tabs 42of the upper unit 40. The slots 25 are preferably formed by a pair ofvertical cut lines 23, 24 with a fold line 22 at the upper edge and acut line 21 at the lower edge of each slot. The flap portions 26 of eachslot 25 are folded inwardly to allow the tab elements 42 of upper unit40 to be inserted in the slots, and, to retain the Papercan bag inposition during use. FIG. 4 illustrates gripping action of flaps 26 andtabs 42.

A glue flap is hingedly attached to wall 18 along fold line 19 and isfixed to the free edge of wall 12 in the assembled condition for form asubstantially tubular shaped parallelepiped lower unit 10. The bottomstructure of the lower unit 10 is illustrated as comprising a pluralityof flap elements 30, 32, 34 and 36 separated from their respective sidewalls by fold lines 31, 33, 35 and 37. The shape and orientation of thebottom closure flaps is designed to achieve a typical self lockingclosure which is strong and easy to set up. Of course, any other designcould be used to satisfy the same purpose without the exercise ofinvention. In order to set up the illustrated bottom closure, the propersequence of steps would be to initially square the container which hasbeen previously taped, glued or stitched at the closure flap 20.Secondly flap 30 would be folded inwardly about fold line 31 to aposition perpendicular to the side wall 18. Thirdly, the two bottomflaps 32 and 36 would be folded inwardly along fold lines 33 and 37respectively into an overlapping relationship with flap 30. Finally, thebottom closure flap 34 would be folded inwardly along fold line 35 sothat the tab 38 on the extreme end of flap 34 could be inserted in thecut out 39 of flap 30. For carrying out the final step of the bottomclosure assembly, it would be necessary to initially force all of theclosure flaps into the interior of the container so that the tab 38could be inserted in the cut out 39 without bending or otherwisemutilating the tab. Once the bottom closure is thus set up, the naturaltendency for the corrugated paperboard is to spring back to its originalposition so that a strong and integrated bottom is formed. If the bottomclosure of the lower unit 10 had integral or add-on leg structures, thesequence of folding and securing the different panels would be changed.

The upper unit 40 or top closure for the container of the presentinvention is illustrated in blank form in FIG. 2. The basic parts of theblank comprise the front panel 41 which would overlap the wall 14 of thelower unit 10 in the assembled condition; a pair of side panels 52, 54overlapping walls 16 and 12 of lower unit 10 when assembled; a rearpanel 66 overlapping wall 18 of lower unit 10 when assembled; and anupper panel 50 which in the assembled condition would be slanted to givethe top closure unit 40 its typical wedge-shape configuration. The novelswing-in panel 45 is shown as being cut from panel 41 in a patterndefined by the substantially U- shaped cut line 46. This shape and sizeis chosen for convenience only and could be varied without exceeding thescope of the invention. The panel 45 is hingedly connected to the upperunit blank structure along a fold line 47. Note that the fold line 47 isoffset with regard to the fold lines 48 dividing front panel 41 and toppanel 50. This off-set relationship is provided so that as assembled,the swing-in panel 45 will have an effective length which is longer thanthe distance between an imaginary line connecting the fold lines 48 andthe bottom edge of the cut out defined by cut line 46. This geometricalconfiguration thus allows the swing-in panel 45 to be pivoted inside thetop closure, but provides a means whereby the swing-in panel isprohibited from pivoting out beyond the face of the front panel 41. Thebottom part of the cut out 46 acts as a stop mechanism to accomplishthis result. It is further advisable when preparing the blank for theupper unit 40 that the score line 47 connecting the panel 45 to panel 41be applied in a direction parallel to the flutes when corrugated paperboard is used to fabricate the unit. Corrugated paperboard has moreresiliency when scored parallel to the flutes than when the score isapplied perpendicular to the flutes. The added resiliency at thecritical fold line 47 is important in forming the container of thisinvention since the container is meant to be reused and the panel 45would be required to operate efficiently and without functionaldifficulty a multitude of times during the life of the container. Inaddition, if it were found desirable or necessary, a reinforcementelement could be added to the hinge connection at fold line 47 to extendthe life of the upper unit.

Front panel 41 of the upper unit 40 includes, in addition to theswing-in panel 45 and front wall engaging tab elements 42, a pair ofsecuring tabs 43 at each side ofthe front panel 41 and hingedly attachedthereto along fold lines 44. Each of these securing tabs 43 are shapedand positioned so as to engage cooperating slots 59, in the upper unitside panels 52, 54. The side panels 52,54 are joined to the sloping toppanel 50 of upper unit 40 along fold lines 49 and 51, and they are eachdesigned to provide a means whereby the upper unit 40 can be assembledinto a more or less rigid structure. To obtain the desired wedge-shapedconfiguration of the upper unit 40, the side panels 52, 54 are eachshown as being constructed of triangular shape and they each include anelongated tab element 56, 58 attached to their leading edges along foldlines 55, 57. FIG. 2 illustrates this preferred construction and furthershows the position of the slots 59 and 60 along the fold lines 55, 57which accommodate the securing tabs 43 of front panel 41.

Along the rear portions of panels 52, 54, a pair of retaining flaps arelocated which are separated from the panels 52, 54 by fold lines 61, 62.The function of these retaining flaps 65 is to give the rear portion ofthe upper unit 40 some strength and integrity in the assembledcondition. The rear portion of the upper unit includes a first panel 66attached to the top panel 50 along a fold line 63; an intermediate panel68 attached to the free edge of panel 66 along a fold line 67; and asecond panel 70 attached to the free edge of panel 68 along a fold line69. The second panel 70 also includes a pair of securing tabs 71 whichare inserted in slots 64 of top panel 50 in the assembled condition. Theintermediate panel 68 has only a fractional width necessary to provide aspace for the retaining flaps 65 when the rear portion of the upper unitis assembled for use.

The upper unit 40 is assembled for use by initially folding the blankalong the fold lines 47, 48, 49, 51 and 63. The front portion is thensecured together by folding tabs 43 along their fold lines 44, andelongated tabs 56, 58 along their fold lines 55, 57 so that the tabs 43can be inserted in the accommodating slots 59, 60. The rear portion issecured together by tucking retaining flaps 65 inside of and adjacentthe first panel 66 prior to folding the intermediate panel 68 about foldline 67 and finally, the second panel 70 about fold line 69. In thisconfiguration, the retaining flaps 65 fit between panels 66 and 70 andthe final step in the assembly is accomplished by insertingv the tabs 71in the slots 64 provided therefor in top panel 50. Thus the upper unit40 is completely assembled and ready for engagement with the fullyassembled lower unit 10.

FIG. 3 shows the completed assembly of both units and includes thepreferred Papercan bag liner element 75. In order to secure all of theparts together, the liner element 75 is partially draped over theoutside of the container side walls and the upper unit 40 is tiltedforward to engage the tabs 42 in their respective slots 25. This stepmore or less fixes the bag 75 in position and it is then firmly fixed inposition by rotating the upper unit 40 back so that the side panels 52,54 and rear panels 66, 70 overlap the lower unit side walls 12, 16 and18. The front panel 41 of upper unit 40, being of a slightly smallerdimension than the other upper unit panels, also overlaps the front wall14, but to a lesser degree than the other upper unit panels.

Note the sectional view illustrated in FIG. 4 wherein the overlappingfeature of the upper unit is clearly shown. The Papercan bag linerelement 75 is shown as being securely wedged between the overlappingsections of the upper and lower units and the orientation of theswing-in panel 45 is apparent.

FIG. 5 shows another embodiment of the present invention wherein thecontainer may employ more than one swing-in panel in a single unit. Forthis embodiment, it is presumed that the container would be usedprimarily in its dispensing role and accordingly the lower unit has beenshown as having a shallow depth and a dividing element 27. The otherelements of the container of FIG. 5 are similar to those shown in theFIG. 14 embodiment and the like elements have been given the samereference characters with the addition of a prime mark. The erection andassembly of the FIG. 5 embodiment would precede substantially like theFIG. 14 embodiment hence no new detailed description is deemednecessary.

Thus it is seen that an improved container has been provided by thisinvention which is of simple and economical construction. It is to benoted that terms such as bottom, top," side," and the like have beenutilized throughout this disclosure for ease of description and todefine the position of various panels and walls as shown in the drawing.It will be appreciated that such terms should not be considered aslimiting the scope of this invention in any way.

The container disclosed herein, when constructed with the improvedblanks illustrated, is easily formed and assembled and is extremelyrugged in construction so as to resist the destructive forcesencountered during use. Accordingly, while only a preferred embodimentof the invention has been described in detail, it will be understoodbythose skilled in the art that various changes and modifications couldbe made therein without departing from the scope of the invention asdefined in'the appended claims.

Iclaim:

1. A dispensing/filling container comprising in combination:

a. a lower portion constructed from corrugated paperboard and having aplurality of side walls connected to one LII another along fold lines, aplurality of bottom closure flaps connected to the lower edges of saidside walls along fold lines, and a closure flap connected to the freeedge of one of said side walls and secured to the free edge of anotherof said side walls to form an open top container body of tubularcross-section in the assembled condition; and,

b. an upper portion constructed from corrugated paperboard and includinga top panel with a plurality of side panels foldably attached to eachedge thereof, one of said side panels including an integral swing-inaccess panel formed by a cut line of substantially U-shape and hingedlyconnected to said top panel along a fold line closely adjacent to butspaced from the fold line connecting said side panel to said top panel,whereby said access panel is prohibited from pivoting out beyond theface of said side panel, said side panel further including pairs of tabelements at each side thereof and along the lower edge thereof forcooperating with respective slots in other side panels and with slots ina coextensive side wall of said lower portion to form an integrated topclosure for said lower portion tubular container in the assembledconditron.

2. A dispensing/filling container formed from separate blanks offoldable sheet-like material such as corrugated paperboard comprising:

a. a first blank of corrugated paperboard for forming a lower portioncontainer body of tubular cross-section having an open top, a pluralityof side walls, and a plurality of bottom closure flaps;

b. a second blank of corrugated paperboard for forming a detachableupper portion top closure for the lower container body portion having atop panel and a plurality of side panels connected to said top panel,one of said side panels including an integral swing-in access panel substantially U-shaped in configuration and hingedly connected to said toppanel along a fold closely adjacent to but offset from the fold lineconnecting said top panel to said side panel for providing access to thelower container body portion but prohibiting said access panel frompivoting out beyond the face of said side panel;

. each of said upper portion side panels being arranged to partiallyoverlap said lower portion side walls in the assembled condition; and,

d. means comprising integral tab elements located along the lower edgeof at least one of said upper portion side panels to cooperate withother means comprising cooperating slots in at least one of saidadjacent lower portion side walls to detachably secure the upper portiontop closure to the lower portion container body.

3. The container of claim 2 wherein said lower container body portion islined with a removable liner element which overlaps the upper edges andcooperating slots of said container body side walls so that with theintegral tab elements engaged in said cooperating slots, said linerelement is thereby releasibly fixed between the container body sidewalls and the overlapping portions of the top closure side panels andthe integral tab elements.

4. The container of claim 3 wherein said blanks of foldable material aretreated to be water and fire retardant and the upper portion blank iscut and scored so that the hinged connection of said swing-in accesspanel lies parallel with the corrugated flutes.

5. A dispensing/filling container formed from separate blanks offoldable material such as corrugated paperboard comprising:

a. a first blank of corrugated paperboard for forming an open top lowerportion container body of tubular crosssection having a plurality ofside walls connected to one another along fold lines, a plurality ofbottom closure flaps connected to the lower edges of said side wallsalong fold lines, and a closure flap connected to the free edge of oneof said side walls and secured to the free edge vof another of said sidewalls in the assembled condition; and,

fold line that is closely adjacent to but spaced from the 10 fold lineconnecting said front panel to said upper panel, whereby said accesspanel is prohibited from pivoting out beyond the face of said frontpanel, said front panel further including pairs of tab elements locatedat each side edge thereof, and along the lower edge for cooperatingrespectively with slots in said side panels and slots located in one ofthe walls of said lower portion container body, said side panels furtherincluding retaining flaps foldably attached along the rear edges thereofand adapted to be inserted between the folded rear panels of said topclosure in the assembled condition.

6. The container of claim 2, wherein the lower portion container body isdivided into two or more compartments and said upper portion top closureincludes two or more integral swingin access panels cut therein toprovide access to each compartment in said lower portion container body.

1. A dispensing/filling container comprising in combination: a. a lowerportion constructed from corrugated paperboard and having a plurality ofside walls connected to one another along fold lines, a plurality ofbottom closure flaps connected to the lower edges of said side wallsalong fold lines, and a closure flap connected to the free edge of oneof said side walls and secured to the free edge of another of said sidewalls to form an open top container body of tubular crosssection in theassembled condition; and, b. an upper portion constructed fromcorrugated paperboard and including a top panel with a plurality of sidepanels foldably attached to each edge thereof, one of said side panelsincluding an integral swing-in access panel formed by a cut line ofsubstantially U-shape and hingedly connected to said top panel along afold line closely adjacent to but spaced from the fold line connectingsaid side panel to said top panel, whereby said access panel isprohibited from pivoting out beyond the face of said side panel, saidside panel further including pairs of tab elements at each side thereofand along the lower edge thereof for cooperating with respective slotsin other side panels and with slots in a coextensive side wall of saidlower portion to form an integrated top closure for said lower portiontubular container in the assembled condition.
 2. A dispensing/fillingcontainer formed from separate blanks of foldable sheet-like materialsuch as corrugated paperboard comprising: a. a first blank of corrugatedpaperboard for forming a lower portion container body of tubularcross-section having an open top, a plurality of side walls, and aplurality of bottom closure flaps; b. a second blank of corrugatedpaperboard for forming a detachable upper portion top closure for thelower container body portion having a top panel and a plurality of sidepanels connected to said top panel, one of said side panels including anintegral swing-in access panel substantially U-shaped in configurationand hingedly connected to said top panel along a fold closely adjacentto but offset from the fold line connecting said top panel to said sidepanel for providing access to the lower container body portion butprohibiting said access panel from pivoting out beyond the face of saidside panel; c. each of said upper portion side panels being arranged topartially overlap said lower portion side walls in the assembledcondition; and, d. means comprising integral tab elements located alongthe lower edge of at least one of said upper portion side panels tocooperate with other means comprising cooperating slots in at least oneof said adjacent lower portion side walls to detachably secure the upperportion top closure to the lower portion container body.
 3. Thecontainer of claim 2 wherein said lower container body portion is linedwith a removable liner element which overlaps the upper edges andcooperating slots of said container body side walls so that with theintegral tab elements engaged in said cooperating slots, said linerelement is thereby releasibly fixed between the container body sidewalls and the overlapping portions of the top closure side panels andthe integral tab elements.
 4. The container of claim 3 wherein saidblanks of foldable material are treated to be water and fire retardantand the upper portion blank is cut and scored so that the hingedconnection of said swing-in access panel lies parallel with thecorrugated flutes.
 5. A dispensing/filling container formed fromseparate blanks of foldable material such as corrugated paperboardcomprising: a. a first blank of corrugated paperboard for forming anopen top lower portion container body of tubular cross-section having aplurality of side walls connected to one another along fold lines, aplurality of bottom closure flaps connected to the lower edges of saidside walls along fold lines, and a closure flap connected to the freeedge of one of said side walls and secured to the free edge of anotherof said side walls in the assembled condition; and, b. a second blank ofcorrugated paperboard for forming a detachable upper portion top closurefor the lower container body portion, said second blank including anupper panel with a pair of side panels foldably connected along the sideedges thereof, a front panel foldably connected along the front edgethereof and a plurality of rear panels foldably connected along the rearedge thereof, said front panel including an integral swing-in accesspanel hingedly connected to said upper panel along one edge thereof at afold line that is closely adjacent to but spaced from the fold lineconnecting said front panel to said upper panel, whereby said accesspanel is prohibited from pivoting out beyond the face of said frontpanel, said front panel further including pairs of tab elements locatedat each side edge thereof, and along the lower edge for cooperatingrespectively with slots in said side panels and slots located in one ofthe walls of said lower portion container body, said side panels furtherincluding retaining flaps foldably attached along the rear edges thereofand adapted to be inserted between the folded rear panels of said topclosure in the assembled condition.
 6. The container of claim 2, whereinthe lower portion container body is divided into two or morecompartments and said upper portion top closure includes two or moreintegral swing-in access panels cut therein to provide access to eachcompartment in said lower portion container body.